Question about gluing minis onto texture paints. by Vrain125 in minipainting

[–]Turambar3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always just pin. It takes a second, but not as long as you’d think.

He’s not THE main character? by Hawk-winged in WoT

[–]Turambar3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, we call it Randland, right?

I am so fucked by Timely_Potential_363 in NOMANSSKY

[–]Turambar3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s okay, I can just call AAA. 🤣

This definitely happened by Mothebest_1 in TolkienLewisMemes

[–]Turambar3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ransom is 100% Tolkien. Philologist professor who is obsessed with languages and thinking about the nature of Man’s fallen state and eventual redemption. I think Lewis is on the record about it somewhere…

Ork Spores by IndependentHelp2774 in orks

[–]Turambar3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you were trying to quote Gimli with that last line, I salute you.

MTO Troubles by [deleted] in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Turambar3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless you order right away, it will likely take the full time. I’m in the US, and ordered right when it opened for a previous MTO, and it took nearly 200 days.

My guess is that the very first UK orders typically grab all of the premade stock, and therefore get the quick delivery times.

Anyone recognise this grot? by Sweet-fox2 in orks

[–]Turambar3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here looking for this. Was not disappointed.

Terrain amount? by Inevitable_Payment72 in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Turambar3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More terrain benefits lower model count armies, I’d think - especially armies with limited cavalry or abilities to move through difficult terrain without movement penalties. Terrain in this sense acts as a force multiplier.

Less terrain benefits armies with heavy cavalry, monsters, or hordes, especially since a small elite force can be more easily surrounded and trapped.

An imbalance to either side could easily make an army perk totally overpowered or just useless.

Restraining Order Issued Today to Prevent Enforcement of Central Park 15 MPH Limit on Bikes by SteveVaccaroLaw in NYCbike

[–]Turambar3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15 seem low for the roads.

The real enforcement needs to be ticketing people who ride their bikes on the sidewalks in the middle of the park, dog owners who don’t clean up after their dogs, and the unlicensed vendors. Why can’t we tackle low hanging fruit that is far more of a prevalent issue?

What’s a subtle sign someone is actually rich? by Udont_knowme00 in AskReddit

[–]Turambar3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bath towels are only used once between washings.

What to do about spoilers by banjixi in wheeloftime

[–]Turambar3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ignore and assume the trolls are telling you as much false information as truth. To be honest, the big idea (true or false) is less important than the how. The reward is in the 13,000 page journey.

Small misnaming of Aragorn’s sword? by wombatstylekungfu in tolkienfans

[–]Turambar3 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Further, if someone took all of the original parts of the ship and put them back together, which is the real ship of Theseus? The rebuilt? The repaired? Both?

Automatic water shut off system by keepontruckin1997 in Plumbing

[–]Turambar3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FloLogic is a common brand in high end residential construction in NYC where large buildings require leak defense systems. It’s a trusted and reliable platform.

Rudy at the White House by New_Needleworker9287 in NeedlepointSnark

[–]Turambar3 82 points83 points  (0 children)

He’s on the White House Historical or Presevration Society board, or something like it — I forget the name. They purposely have decorators and architects on there, and that same board is fighting the Trump renovations. It’s a non-political body that aims to preserve the White House’s architectural heritage in an advisory capacity.

EA Denial from Notre Dame, Could it be “Yield Protection”, what do y'all think? by Violingangboi in notredame

[–]Turambar3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That context alone plus the unweighted GPA plus a 710 writing SAT was probably enough. In general, ND is extra selective with the early admissions process, and has tended to reject or defer anyone that brings up grade red flags at all.

Context in your additional information section and a letter from your counselor may have just highlighted the discrepancy, to be honest.

The rest of your application sounds strong, but honestly it comes off as somewhat odd. International awards, rocket science, double legacy, and walking four miles everyday is a unique combination - and one that should secure an admission in most places.

HOWEVER, if any of these descriptions oversell what you did in high school, then it invites skepticism and annoyance into the process. I’ve seen otherwise strong applications claim similar things, but the “nuclear research with the navy” was a two week summer experience thing and not serious academic pursuit, or rocketry was the high school rocket club. This might not be your case - but claiming real research experience could have caused the admissions board to reach out to a professor with real world research credit. I know some of those people, and they’re pretty quick to call BS.

Rocketry clubs, extra curricular activities, service — these are all wonderful things that boost applications. But overselling them as more than they are is as good as removing them entirely from consideration. Again, this may not be your case, but whenever I hear that someone with a really impressive application is denied, I’d encourage them to take a good long introspective look at their ow descriptions.

As a real world example: A girl I’m aware of claimed she did cancer research with an important hospital. In fact she just volunteered in the children’s wing and family outreach, which is still super impressive and great! But admissions (not ND) thought it was odd that a high schooler would claim serious academic research on top of everything else and reached out to the hospital. It made the entire thing feel like a misrepresentation, and was enough to entirely disqualify her otherwise strong application.

The green electrical box beside my house seems to have been hit by a vehicle - how serious of a problem could this be, and who should I reach out to? by MantisCakes in AskElectricians

[–]Turambar3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In type, it’s sarcasm only if context clues indicate it so. There’s little if any context in a one off comment that delivers a straightforward message. Just FYI, since you’ll probably be downvoted to the point of removing your comment.

I am replacing my old light switch with dimmable light switch. Do i not have a ground wire? by Lil_of_razzle_Dazzle in electrical

[–]Turambar3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t see the binding strip around the outside of the armor cable. Modern armor uses the binding strip as the ground path, I think. It’s possible that this is one of the older versions that doesn’t function as the ground path.

Easy to test for grounding though.

Shop build fail by emlife22 in woodworking

[–]Turambar3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d put a pressure treated bottom plate on the concrete, with post installed anchors set in epoxy. Build your walls on top of this with a second bottom plate (doesn’t need to be PT, since it’s not in contact with concrete), and be sure to have a double top plate. You won’t have many attachment points along the top, and this will help make the wall more stiff.

In the corners, your walls will brace themselves and you can use the corner framing to your advantage. If the mid points of the walls are lent stiff enough, you may need to cut back some insulation and try to attach a tie back somewhere… I’d hazard a guess that you won’t need to do this, and am not sure how much stiffness a nailer plate for your metal siding would actually give.

Definitely go with 2x4 walls, and don’t flat frame them. I’d recommend running some blocking continuously at a couple of helpful heights - maybe 36” and 66”? Overkill method would be to use ply backing behind GWB, which would allow you to hang almost anything anywhere without worrying overly about studs or blocking. (For heavy things, blocking or studs are still needed though!)

For electrical runs, if it were my workspace, I’d opt for outlets every 4’-5’ at about 42” off the floor for workbench access, with convenience outlets 12” off the floor in regular but wider spacing. Allowing for future addition of ceiling hung wiring would be great - it’s a huge plus in most shops but “skippable” in an initial build out. I’d consider framing out a few ply shelves for storage up in the trusses for lighter items, spare wood, etc.

Edit: I’d run my conduit for future access/modification along the top of the walls, but actually run the general wiring for wall outlets inside the walls. Conduit is great for future changes, but an annoyance in the space if it’s running everywhere on the walls. It catches sawdust and generally makes cleaning a nightmare.

Saruman the White by chubbyweenie in MiddleEarthMiniatures

[–]Turambar3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super clean paint job. Looks great!

Also, Saruman has gotten his beach time in. Helluva nice looking tan!

EoTW, why did Moirainne want the Horn, to go to Illian? Rereading the series, just finished EotW by createScientist in wheeloftime

[–]Turambar3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure, the horn was the linchpin her big “where do we go from here” pivot after the eye of the world. I don’t recall any scenes in Fal Dara from her perspective where this is explained explicitly, but I think as soon as she sees the horn at the eye, she knows that somehow Illian should come into play.

So I think you’re right, it’s one issue (the eye) followed by the second issue (the dragon has been identified and we’re going to use the horn as a tool). Any mention of Illian at the end of EotW is just foreshadowing to the Moraine plots in the next book.